Beneath(2007)
2007 · Dagen Merrill · 82 min
Christy returns to her hometown years after a car accident that disfigured her older sister. Haunted by the accident in which she was the driver, she learns that her worst nightmares have either come true ... or are about to.
Horror · Mystery · Thriller
5.4127 votes
TMDB score
2/5
Intensity
1/5
Gore
2/5
Stays with you
How Beneath scares
There's a heavy, uneasy feeling running through this one, built more on guilt and dread than on scares jumping out at you. The pace is slow and moody, following a woman whose past keeps bleeding into her present through unsettling visions, and the movie keeps you guessing whether what she's seeing is real or in her head. It leans on quiet small-town unease and personal shame rather than blood or chases, so it's a low-key, mind-focused watch rather than a thrill ride. Good for someone who likes mysteries with a psychological, guilt-soaked edge rather than big scares.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Beneath rates psychological 4/5, visceral 2/5, gore 1/5, lingering effect 2/5, and overall intensity 2/5.
- Psychological: 4 of 5
- Visceral: 2 of 5
- Gore: 1 of 5
- Lingering: 2 of 5
- Intensity: 2 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 25 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 50 of 100 — balanced
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 55 of 100 — balanced
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
A slow-building mystery of guilt and dread that tightens steadily into a tense, nightmarish final stretch.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4.
How scary is Beneath?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Beneath rates 2/5 — moderately scary, building its fear through slow-burn dread rather than shocks. The fear is mostly in your head — it unsettles far more than it assaults. Expect it to be restrained with gore and scary but not punishing. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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